Picture of the Day
Feb 28, 2007 Uncategorized
.:mood:. Laughing
.:itunes:. The New Physics by Lost Dogs
(via Letters from Kamp Krusty) Click on it for a larger version
Cohabitation
Feb 28, 2007 Uncategorized
.:mood:. Good
.:itunes:. Gravity by Audiovent
I have couples tell me all the time that living together before marriage will make their marriages stronger. It is just not the case. There is so much research out there on this. Here’s the latest via CSI and Cohabitation at Counseling Notes. The results are summarized this way:
The longer a couple cohabits before marriage, the greater the amount of negative stresses on them. If cohabiters, by nature, already have less commitment to marriage than those who choose to marry without cohabiting, the presence of these stressors might be just enough reason for them to end the relationship.
Quote of the Day
Feb 28, 2007 Quotes
.:mood:. Sweet
.:itunes:. Right Here, Right Now (Righteous Radio Mix) by Jesus Jones
(From Seth’s Blog)
“Showing up on time with a smile on your face is almost always more important than what you actually say or do.”
Amen! One of my pet peeves is when people are late. It’s also one of my pet peeves when I am late. I was late to an appointment yesterday and it bugged the crap out of me.
At least I was smiling
Typo of the Day
Feb 28, 2007 Uncategorized
Typo of the Day
Originally uploaded by Noel Jesse.
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Quote of the day
Feb 28, 2007 Uncategorized
.:mood:. Catching Up
.:itunes:. One Step Closer by U2
(via Church Marketing Sucks: Battling Frumpiness in the Pulpit)
“Anyone who is in a position of leadership has to consider what image they’re projecting, and that goes for clergy too,” she said. “The problem with frumpiness isn’t so much aesthetic as it is a problem of looking as though you are not paying attention to the world and that you are not part of today’s world … They will not be willing to hear us in the same way if we look like we walked out of 1972.”
-Victoria Weinstein
Barrios Köln
Feb 28, 2007 Uncategorized
.:mood:. Mmmmm
.:itunes:. Beautiful Addiction by Audiovent
My friend Martin just invited me to the coolest Cigar / Scotch bar. You can see it here: Barrios Köln. Too bad it’s in Köln Germany.
Road trip!
Calling
Feb 27, 2007 Uncategorized
.:mood:. Called
.:itunes:. Friend Is a Four Letter Word by Cake
I really like this one from indexed:
I’m Back!
Feb 26, 2007 Uncategorized
.:mood:. Getting Back Into It
.:itunes:. It’s Alright by Pet Shop Boys
I have not been in my office for 10 days. It feels so weird to sit down and try to get back into the swing of things. I have so much to tell you all.
I guess I’ll just start with this and then I’ll trickle other information to you the rest of the day.
This week
Feb 22, 2007 Uncategorized
I have been quiet on the blogging front because I have been in meetings in Orlando. Right now, as I look around the table, I see representatives of German, Chinese, American, Honduran, and Mexican churches. Very cool stuff.
Here are a few pictures from the time:
First of all, the answer to the question, “How do you find the German in the room?”
Secondly, the answer to the question, “Where do the big decisions get made?”
(From left to right, Mark Bowen (Evergreen in Minneapolis), Greg Van Nada (GCM), Joe Dunn (GCEurope), Martin Bonnet (Koln, Germany), and Scott Thomas (Acts 29)
Quote of the Day
Feb 21, 2007 Quotes
Via achievable ends
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” – Robert F. Kennedy
Typo of the Day
Feb 19, 2007 Uncategorized
Typo of the Day
Originally uploaded by Noel Jesse.
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Flirty Flirty
Feb 19, 2007 Uncategorized
.:mood:. Flirtatious
.:itunes:. Caroline by David Gray
Bowden McElroy linked to these interesting study notes…
A McMaster undergraduate student discovered that the video (of a flirty) girl was able to lower men’s opinions of their wives and girlfriends on 17 different characteristics simply by smiling, playing with her hair and gazing deeply into the camera. The flirty girl had only average looks and was answering mundane questions.
Sorry guys, but it takes a lot more than a wink to have the same impact on women.
Neither a video of a flirty man nor a bored man changed 79 women’s opinions of their mates.
Are you a Mac or PC?
Feb 18, 2007 Uncategorized
.:mood:. Superior
.:mashup:. Justin’s Not In Love by Enrique Iglesias vs Justin Timberlake
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You Are a Mac |
 You are creative, stylish, and super trendy. You demand the best - even if it costs an arm and a leg. |
Jesus loves Britney Spears and so does her mom
Feb 18, 2007 Uncategorized
.:mood:. Thinking
.:itunes:. Platinum Blonde by No Doubt
I just read the most amazing piece on Revolution 21’s Blog for the People regarding Britney Spears. Here’s an excerpt:
Here’s what you won’t read in our celebrity-obsessed media’s non-stop coverage of Britney Spears’ descent into madness: Britney Spears was somebody’s little girl. She — such as she is — still is somebody’s daughter.
And as she descends into the alcohol-, sex- and psychically fueled hellfire of her own making — and as scads of American websites, newspapers, tabloids and magazines make s***loads of money chronicling every aspect of the destruction of a human being . . . turning profound tragedy into spectator sport — those who love her grieve. Those who love her want her to just stop it, stop it now.
But they are utterly powerless to make her stop it…
SOMEWHERE, some poor little rich girl’s mama cries.
This article really struck me. Beyond this for me is the thought that Britney is super valuable to God. Sometimes it’s hard for us to remember:
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.
This verse is talking about Jesus’ return. He is not being slow about his promise to return, rather he is being patient. Who is he being patient for?
Christians.
Peter wrote this letter to Christians! He is being patient, waiting for us to share the Gospel with all people so they won’t be destroyed.
He does not want Britney to be destroyed.
He does not want Kim Il Jong to be destroyed.
He does not want the guy who cut us off in traffic to be destroyed.
And so he is patient…waiting for us to get off of our duffs…waiting for us.
02-17-07_1910.jpg
Feb 17, 2007 Uncategorized
02-17-07_1910.jpg
Originally uploaded by Noel Jesse.
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Sex and Religion
Feb 16, 2007 Uncategorized
.:mood:. Great
.:itunes:. Right Now by Van Halen
There is a great set of articles over at Washington Post’s On Faith. They basically asked this question to of a bunch of “experts.”
“Why do you think some religions have regarded sex as sacred while others have regarded it as a sin?”
Their answers, as well as the comments on each post are definitely worth reading.
Here are a few responses:
Sex is seen as sacred or sinful perhaps for the same reason. Sex has power. Of course, not all sex does. There is great sex, mediocre sex, and bad sex, just as there is great music, mediocre music, and bad music.
Great lovers, great artists, great thinkers, and the mystics of all religions know that there is an experience of the sacred that cannot be confined to tradition or domesticated by convention. Such people are dangerous and subversive to the way things are.
- Marcus Borg
Sex is like fire: Necessary for life, very powerful, but very dangerous if misused. Religions, however, reflect and often distort life’s various realities.
In the Judaeo-Christian tradition, the double reality of sex is reflected in the high and central view of marriage, which is meant to be like the hearth at the centre of the home in an old-style homestead: The place of warmth, the place of cooking, the place where the fire can be enjoyed and effective without burning the house down.
-NT Wright
Catholics believe marriage is a sacrament. Since the sacraments give grace to the believer with their practice, the renewal of marital love in the physical act of sex is – for Catholics — a source of divine grace. The more times you have sex, the more grace you both receive.
-Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo
Sex is simply (and, for humans, not so simply) a part of the natural world. It is good and pleasurable insofar as it is engaged in by partners who wish other other well, bad and painful insofar as it is an instrument of power and domination rather than a source of mutual joy.
-Susan Jacoby
The biblical pattern is that sex expressed within marriage between a husband and wife is holy, healthy, and good. Sex expressed elsewhere falls short of God’s intention and violates His command.
Sex is such a powerful reality that, left to our own devices, we are likely to fall into patterns of gross misunderstanding. We may, for example, make sex an object of worship or denigrate it as inherently sinful. It is neither, of course — but it takes a revealed instruction from God to make this known.
-Al Mohler
Why Are There So Many Types of Sins?
Feb 16, 2007 Uncategorized
.:mood:. Laughing
.:itunes:. Come Touch Me by Bobby Valentino
Thanks to Todd at MondayMorningInsight for this gem. It’s in response to the question “Why are there so many types of sin?” (Click on it for a larger version):
Of course, I don’t see the problem with AB or AD, but that’s just me.
Quote of the Day
Feb 15, 2007 Quotes
Me: Can you say your ABCs?
Coley: No, but I can jump over your head.
I really should follow instructions better
Feb 15, 2007 Uncategorized
.:mood:. Hmmm
.:itunes:. The Black Hawk War, Or, How To Demolish An Entire Civilization And Still Feel Good About Yourself In The Morning, Or, We Apologize For The Inconvenience But You’re Going To Have To Leave Now, Or… by Sufjan Stevens
So I have been making a concerted effort to Categorize my posts better. So today, I downloaded Batch Categories to clean stuff up.
I really wish I had payed attention to this line:
Please back up your wp_post2cat table before doing anything rash with this plugin: it will almost certainly work, but better safe than sorry.
Yeah…now all of my posts are uncategorized. And 800 posts seem to be missing. Nice.
[BIZARRE UPDATE: The posts are back, but now even though I have some categories set up, everything is still in one category. Weird]
